Granite Falls Area Community Foundation grant recipients named

The second annual Granite Falls Area Community Foundations (GFACF) grant recipient celebration was held this past Thursday at the Granite Run Golf Course. Once again, the announcement of a small group of grant applicants headlined the event that included door prizes, a silent auction, wine tasting and hors d'oeuvres.̶...

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By Scott TedrickNews Editor

Granite Falls Advocate Tribune

By Scott TedrickNews Editor

Posted Nov. 8, 2012 at 12:54 PM
Updated Nov 8, 2012 at 12:58 PM

By Scott TedrickNews Editor

Posted Nov. 8, 2012 at 12:54 PM
Updated Nov 8, 2012 at 12:58 PM

The second annual Granite Falls Area Community Foundations (GFACF) grant recipient celebration was held this past Thursday at the Granite Run Golf Course. Once again, the announcement of a small group of grant applicants headlined the event that included door prizes, a silent auction, wine tasting and hors d'oeuvres.

A crowd of about 60 turned out for the for Granite Run sponsored event. Former GFACF Board Chair Craig Bakkelund served as the Master of Ceremonies, announcing five of the evening’s six grant recipients––as one grant was also given directly from the Dave and Liz Reimer Endowment Fund.

According to Kvam, the foundation received five grant application requests totalling $1,950––which was a few hundred dollars short of that which were set aside for grant applications. Those dollars will become available to meet grant requests of the future. Last year, a combined $2,450 was distributed to six nonprofits.

•Lady Slipper Garden Club - $250 so that the club can commission a local artist to design and create a pelican art piece for display in one of the five community gardens under the organizations care.

•Granite Arts Council - $500 to help fund the headlining entertainment for the Ole and Lena Winter Variety Show.

•Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization - $300 to aid in the funding of roll up shades on the west side of the K.K. Berge building for the purpose of climate control and the protection of artwork and carpet from fading.

Page 2 of 2 - *The Granite Falls Hospital and Ambulance - In a grant issued by the Reimer endowment fund, the hospital and ambulance received $500 to be used to purchase equipment for training purposes.